ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
Boussingaultia (Madeira Vine).—Ord Chenopodiacer. Half- 
hardy tuberous-rooted climber. First introduced 1835. Flowers 
fragrant. ° 
CULTURE: Soil, light, sandy. Position, back wall of greenhouse 
or south wall or fence outdoors during summer. Plant tubers in small 
fo in temp. 55° in March, for transplanting outdoors in June, or in 
ed in Feb. for greenhouse culture. Lift outdoor tubers in Oct. and 
store in sand pie winter; those in greenhouse bed leave undis- 
turbed. Water freely in summer, none in winter. Propagate by in- 
serting tubercles removed from the stems in sandy soil in temp. 55° 
in spring or autumn, 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. baselloides, white, autumn, 6 to 8 ft., Ecuador. 
Bouvardia.—Ord. Rubiacewx. Greenhous2 flowering shrubs. 
Evergreen. Flowers, fragrant. First introduced 1794. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts fibrous loam, leaf-mould, peat, & 
silver sand. Pot, March. Prune, Feb., shortening shoots of previous 
year’s growth to within lin. of their base. Water moderately Feb. 
to May & Aug. to Nov., freely May to Aug., little Nov. to Feb. Temp., 
Feb. to Sept. 55° to 75°; Sept. to Feb. 55° to 60°. Place plants in 
cold frame from June to Sept. Propagate by cuttings of young shoots 
2in. long, inserted in pots of sandy compost in March in temp. 65°; 
cuttings of roots inserted in similar soil in spring; division at potting 
time. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. angustifolia, red, Sept., 2 ft., Mexico; flava, yellow, 
March, 18 in., Mexico; Humboldtii, white, winter, 2 to 3 ft., Humboldtii corymbiflora, 
white; jasminifiora, white, winter, 2 ft., S. America; triphylla, scarlet, winter, 
2ft., Mexico; and numerous hybrids as, Alfred Neuner, pink; Hogarth flore-pleno, 
searlet; President Garfield, double pink; and Vriclandii, white. 
Bowman ’s Root (Gillenia trifoliata)—See Gillenia. 
Box Elder (Acer Negundo).—See Acer. 
Box Holly (Ruscus aculeatus).—See Ruscus. 
Box Thorn (Lycium barbarum).—See Lycium. 
Box-tree (Buxus sempervirens).—See Buxus. 
Boy’s Love (Artemisia abrotanum).—See Artemisia. 
Brachycome (Swan River Daisy).—Ord. Composite, Half- 
hardy annual. Flowering. Nat. W. Australia. First introduced 
1843. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny bed-or border. Propa- 
gate by seeds sown 4in. deep in shallow boxes of light soil in temp. 
55° in March, transplanting seedlings outdoors in May; or outdoors 
in April where plants are to flower. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. iberidifolia, blue or white, summer, 1 ft. 
Brachypodium (False Brome Grass).—Ord. Gramineex. Hardy 
annual flowering grass. Inflorescence, suitable for drying for winter 
decorations. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny borders. Sow seeds 
outdoors in April. Cut inflorescence when in full flower, 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: B. distachyon, summer, 9 in., Europe. 
Brachysema.—Ord. Leguminose. Greenhouse climbing plants. 
Flowering. Evergreen. Nat. Australia. First introduced 1803. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam, peat, leaf-mould, & silver 
sand. Pot, Feb. Position, well-drained pots or tubs, or beds 3 ft. 
wide & 18in. deep; shoots to be trained round wire trellis or up the 
roof & fully exposed to sun. Water freely April to Aug., moderately 
other times. Temp., Sept. to March 45° to 50°; March to Sept. 55° to 
65°. Propagate by seeds sown 1-16 in. deep in sandy soil in temp. 55° 
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